BMS-345541 (10 mg/kg, p.o.) results in prolonged serum drug levels, with concentrations sustained at or above 1 μM for many hours in mice. BMS-345541 dose-dependently inhibits the production of TNFα measured in the serum of animals challenged with an intraperitoneal administration of LPS. BMS-345541 (0, 10, 25, and 75 mg/kg, p.o.) effectively inhibits SK-MEL-5 tumor growth in a dose-dependent manner in the mice. Tumor-bearing mice treated with 75 mg/kg of BMS-345541 show effective inhibition of growth of SK-MEL-5, A375, and Hs 294T tumors by 86±2.8%, 69±11% and 67±3.4%, respectively. BMS-345541 (30 and 100 mg/kg, p.o.) is effective in blocking both clinical and histological endpoints of inflammation and injury in mice.